White Oak's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
F
Housing -
B
Job Market -
B
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
B+
Commute -
C+
Education -
C+
Weather -
A-
Amenities
About White Oak, IA
White Oak, IA is located in Polk County in the state of Iowa.
The total City Population for White Oak is about 1,195 with about 2 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $157,200, which is roughly 16% higher than the Average Home Value of $132,435 for the state of Iowa, and roughly 28% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $62,823, which is roughly 4% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $65,122 for the state of Iowa, and roughly 3% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.69Male Population Estimate: 52.1%
Female Population Estimate: 47.9%
Median Age: 33.3
Male Median Age: 32.6
Female Median Age: 34.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:2.8%
Black:1.8%
Asian:1.3%
Indian:0.8%
Other:0.6%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 41.57%
Libertarian: 1.28%
Other: 0.44%
Green: 0.19%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of White Oak specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Polk County: About 3.89435 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Polk County: About 391.856 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Polk County is about 1% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 27% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Iowa is ranked #35 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 27.78 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 21.53The average living wage for the state of Iowa is $31.31/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Iowa a minimum wage score of 6.78 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.35/hr, which gives Iowa a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 48.44 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Iowa is $179.52, resulting in a UI benefit score of 26.72 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Iowa does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Iowa does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Iowa does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Iowa does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Iowa does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Iowa does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Iowa does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Iowa does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Iowa does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Iowa does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Iowa does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Iowa does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Iowa does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Iowa does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Iowa does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Iowa does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Iowa does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Iowa does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 50021Latitude: 41.675000
Longitude: -93.534400
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 974.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 515